Dazed and Confused and Surprised...

Some things never cease to amaze me.  Here's a smattering.

What is with number games that always turn out?  Someone posted the following on the Facebook yesterday.

This year we will experience 4 unusual dates.... 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 .... NOW go figure this out.... take the last 2 digits of the year you were born plus the age you WILL BE this year and it WILL EQUAL TO 111...Crazy!

And golly gee, it worked out for me.  HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?!?!  Does it work for everyone?  Does it work every year?!  Like next year, can you do it and everything will equal 112?  I'm usually considered somewhat "intelligent" but this kind of scenario has always escaped me. 

As the behavior of some parents has.  Parents are crazy and they are always "right".  Even when they want you to wear color coordinated clothes for family photos.  Which automatically makes awkward family photos.  Like these real life photos from my sister-in-law's family.

Not awkward enough yet?  Try the "siblings" picture.

Now, to be clear I love some of the people in these photos dearly.  But, if I had been forced to pose for photos like these, I would expect people to also make fun of me.  (I had a slight moral dilemma and the guilt will last til tomorrow, but come one.  I live to make people laugh.  You're welcome.)

Other things that escape me:  $9 well drinks, people who can't find the "silent" button on their cell phones even after they've disturbed a lecture or something already, gross pizza, gross mac&cheese, people who would rather have 9 kids than purchase a box of condoms, and various other things.

But more on that later.